One of the best ways to keep your pet safe and healthy is to license and microchip your dog. Over 12,500 animals pass through the Long Beach Animal Shelter each year, many of them returned safely and quickly to their owners because they have up-to-date licenses and microchip technology. On June 21, the City of [...]

Our picks for holiday gifts, from $0 to $4,200

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
Every year the holidays show who we really are: people who love our families, cherish our friends and yearn for peace. Also, we’re big honking liars. That’s because at this time of year when so much is about gift-giving we say this time of [...]

Your dog’s goolies and the California Constitution
The role of testosterone in politics is often discussed, but testicles themselves rarely rate a mention. That may soon change, as seven different ballot initiatives declaring California’s dogs and cats have a constitutional right to testicles and ovaries– or something like that– are in the offing.
Government by ballot initiative [...]